Bankura Junction railway station

Bankura Junction বাঁকুড়া জংশন
Indian Railways
Bankura Junction railway station building
General information
Location	Bankura India
Coordinates	23°13′28″N 87°04′29″E
Elevation	46 metres (151 ft)
Owned by	Indian railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railways
Line(s)	Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line, Bankura–Masagram line
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	At ground
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BQA
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Adra
History
Opened	1903–04
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Anchuri towards Adra Junction South Eastern Railway zone Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line Bheduasol towards Kharagpur Junction
Location Bankura Junction Location in West Bengal Bankura Junction Location in India

Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
km   to Gomoh & Bokaro Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line to Tatanagar │ to Asansol Junction 0 Adra Junction 8 Metyal Sahar 14 Indrabil 21 Sirjam 30 Jhantipahari to Purulia (planned) Hura Kalabati 39 Chhatna 42 Anchuri 53 Bankura Junction Bankura–Masagram line Chhatna-Mukutmanipur new line (planned) Madhuban Indpur New Bheduasol Supur Dwarakeswar River 60 Bheduasole 64 Kalisen 69 Ondagram 78 Ramsagar 83 Bishnupur Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line Uparsol Khatra Mukutmanipur Jhilmili 96 Piardoba 104 Bogri Road Shilabati River 108 Garbeta 120 Chandrakona Road 132 Salboni BRBNMPL Siding JSW Cement Plant Siding 144 Godapiasal Konark Cement Plant Siding 149 Jangalmahal Bhadutala Lalgarh Bhadutala-Jhargram new line (planned) 156 Midnapore Kangsabati River 159 Cossye Halt Tata Metaliks Siding 162 Gokulpur 166 Girimaidan Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line 169 Kharagpur Junction Howrah–Kharagpur line
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Bankura Junction railway station is a railway junction station of Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line and Bankura–Damodar Railway (Bankura–Masagram line) route under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway. It is situated at Lalbazar, Bankura town in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Numerous express trains stop here. Recently, a train platform locator has been installed in the platform, which has been really helpful for the passengers in order to identify the couch location of the train. 

Trains

Some of the major trains available from this railway station are as follows:

• New Delhi Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
• Yesvantpur–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express
• MGR Chennai Central–New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express
• Purulia–Villupuram Superfast Express
• Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak-Howrah Samarsata Express
• Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express
• Puri Baidyanath Dham Express
• Puri–Jaynagar Express
• Puri–Kamakhya Express
• Puri-Anand Vihar Nandan Kanan Express
• Howrah–Purulia Express
• Digha–Malda Town Express
• Haldia–Asansol Express
• Digha–Asansol Express
• Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express
• Santragachi-Purulia Rupasi Bangla Express
• Ernakulam-Patna Express
• Kolkata Shalimar- Bhojudih Aranyak Express
• Gomoh-Kharagpur Memu Express

History

Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line was opened in 1901. This railway track including Bankura Junction railway station was electrified in 1997–98. Old narrow-gauge Bankura–Damodar Railway (also called as Bankura Damodar River Railway) connecting Bankura and Rainagar in Bankura and Bardhaman districts was opened to traffic in sections between 1916 and 1917. In 2005, the 118 kilometer-long railway section known as Bankura–Masagram line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. The whole track was electrified in 2018–19.